History
The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It
Paperback
American presidents have often pushed the boundaries established for them by the Constitution; this is the inspirational history of the people who pushed back
Mr. Churchill in the White House: The Untold Story of a Prime Minister and Two Presidents
Paperback
Winston Churchill’s frequent stays at the White House inform this illuminating account of America and Britain’s “Special Relationship” during the Second World War and the 1950s
The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus
Hardback
A gifted historian presents a definitive book on Christopher Columbus—his life, his legacy and the many controversies that outlived him
Born in Flames: The Business of Arson and the Remaking of the American City
Hardback
A revelatory account of the wave of arson-for-profit that hit American cities in the 1970s, and of the tenants who put out the fires and reclaimed their neighbourhoods
A Madman's Will: John Randolph, Four Hundred Slaves, and the Mirage of Freedom
Paperback
The untold saga of John Randolph’s 383 slaves, freed in his much-contested will of 1821, finally comes to light